Patents by Inventor Martin Zimmermann
Martin Zimmermann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240095797Abstract: System for order-receipt processing of an eyeglass lens, including: a receiver configured to receive order data of eyeglass lens, to store a catalog of eyeglass lens classes, which each are defined by a fixed number of predetermined and freely selectable order parameters and differ from each other in the number of freely selectable order parameters, and to classify the order data on the basis of the catalog of eyeglass lens classes, a processor configured to process the order data, to store only the highest eyeglass lens classes of the catalog of eyeglass lens classes, to select one of the highest eyeglass lens classes, to match the order data to the selected highest eyeglass lens class, to generate a respective digital reproduction of the eyeglass lens based on a calculation model and the adapted order data, and a communication device connecting the receiver and the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Patrick Kerner, Martin Zimmermann, Andrea Heigl, Leonhard Schmid
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Patent number: 11933266Abstract: Thus there is provided a method of installing rotor blades of a wind turbine to a rotor hub of the wind turbine. The wind turbine has a tower having a tower longitudinal axis. The rotor hub has a first, a second and a third rotor blade connection. The rotor hub is rotated until the first rotor blade connection is at an angle of 90° or 270° with respect to the tower longitudinal axis. The first rotor blade is lifted substantially horizontally and fixed to the rotor blade connection. The rotor hub is rotated so that the second rotor blade connection is at an angle of 90° or 270° with respect to the tower longitudinal axis. The second rotor blade is lifted substantially horizontally and fixed to the second rotor blade connection. The rotor hub is further rotated until the third rotor blade connection is at an angle of 60° or 300° with respect to the tower longitudinal axis. The third rotor blade is lifted at an angle of ?=30° with respect to a horizontal and fixed to the third rotor blade connection.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbHInventors: Florian Rubner, Klaas Schumann, Felix Fettback, Wolfgang Meyer-Stöver, Frank Knoop, Klaus Bünting, Frank Zimmermann, Martin Hüller, Thomas Rehberger
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Publication number: 20230394896Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for testing a driver assistance system for a vehicle, comprising simulating a scenario in which the vehicle is situated; operating the driver assistance system in an environment of the vehicle on the basis of the simulated scenario; observing a driving behavior of the driver assistance system in the environment of the vehicle; determining a driving situation resulting from the driving behavior of the driver assistance system in the environment of the vehicle; establishing a quality of the simulated scenario as a function of a criticality of the resulting driving situation; checking at least one termination condition; and changing the simulated scenario on the basis of the established quality until the at least one termination condition with respect to the quality is met. The invention also relates to a corresponding system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Mihai NICA, Hermann FELBINGER, Jianbo TAO, Florian KLÜCK, Martin ZIMMERMANN, Lorenz KLAMPFL
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Publication number: 20230339535Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for reducing loads in a steering system in particular during an operation in a vehicle, wherein a load caused by an external application of force on the steering system is determined and at least partially compensated in at least one operating state by controlling an actuator unit, and wherein the actuator unit is controlled in the operating state in such a way that an inertia effect of the steering system correlating with the external application of force is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Michael Friedel, Michael Ochs, Martin Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20230296918Abstract: Method for determining a surface model for calculating a surface of an ophthalmic lens from a set of order parameters for the lens or from variables depending on the order parameters. The method includes providing a training data set having order parameter sets; providing a target value of a property of the lens for each of the order parameter sets; providing a surface model with parameters; and determining optimized values for the parameters using the provided target values by optimizing the values for the parameters by minimizing/maximizing a target function for the parameters. The target function for the parameters for each of the order parameter sets has a term which assumes a minimum/maximum when the provided target value coincides with the value of the same property of a lens which is calculatable with the surface model for given values of the parameters for the corresponding order parameter set.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Adam Muschielok, Helmut Altheimer, Patrick Kerner, Martin Zimmermann, Leo Schmid
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Patent number: 11760408Abstract: A steering gear mechanism is disclosed for a steering system of a motor vehicle including at least a housing, a gear wheel, a pinion intermeshing with the gear wheel and a pinion shaft comprising the pinion. The pinion shaft is mounted on one side of the pinion in a fixed bearing, which includes a pivot bearing, in which the pinion shaft is received. The pivot bearing itself is received in a fixed bearing sleeve. The fixed bearing comprises a pivot ring, which has an outer ring and an inner ring, which are connected to each other by way of one or more torsion webs in such a manner that pivoting about a pivot axis defined by the one or more torsion webs is enabled, the inner ring being received in the fixed bearing sleeve and the outer ring being mounted within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Martin Zimmermann, Jens-Uwe Hafermalz, Dennis Fuechsel
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Patent number: 11524714Abstract: A floating bearing for a steering gear of a motor vehicle includes a rotary bearing having an inner bearing ring for receiving a screw pinion shaft of the steering gear, and an outer bearing ring built into a bearing sleeve. The bearing sleeve interacts with a guiding element, which interacts with a holding element, such that the bearing sleeve moves relative to the holding element in a first direction oriented radially to the longitudinal axis of the bearing sleeve when the screw pinion shaft is not loaded with torque, and relative movement is prevented when the screw pinion shaft is loaded with torque by moving the bearing sleeve in relation to the holding element in a second direction that is oriented radially to the longitudinal axis and perpendicularly to the first direction, whereby the guiding element is tilted in a guiding opening of the holding element or the bearing sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Jens-Uwe Hafermalz, Marco Grau, Martin Zimmermann, Dennis Fuechsel
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Publication number: 20220231534Abstract: A method for ensuring emergency operation of an actuator of a motor vehicle in the event of failure of an electrical supply line for a control unit of the actuator includes supplying at least one driver for the actuator with electrical voltage by a capacitor. The capacitor may be charged from an energy store of the motor vehicle or kept in a charged state during normal operation. A logic module of the control unit may undergo a reset in order to trigger the emergency operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Martin Zimmermann, Daniel Horn, Utku Karakas
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Publication number: 20220041205Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing a steering gear for subsequent use as part of a steering system of a motor vehicle, the steering gear includes at least a gear and a pinion meshing with the gear, and at least the teeth of the gear and/or of the pinion being made of plastic. The pinion is first pressed against the gear by way of a first force, while at the same time the pinion and the gear are rotated first in a first direction of rotation and subsequently in the second direction of rotation. The first force is preferably selected so high that plastic deformation of the plastic of the pinion and/or of the gear is achieved. Subsequently, the pinion is pressed against the gear by way of a second, defined force, which is less than the first force, the second force being permanently set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Martin Zimmermann, Jens-Uwe Hafermalz, Dennis Fuechsel
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Publication number: 20220001917Abstract: A steering gear mechanism is disclosed for a steering system of a motor vehicle including at least a housing, a gear wheel, a pinion intermeshing with the gear wheel and a pinion shaft comprising the pinion. The pinion shaft is mounted on one side of the pinion in a fixed bearing, which includes a pivot bearing, in which the pinion shaft is received. The pivot bearing itself is received in a fixed bearing sleeve. The fixed bearing comprises a pivot ring, which has an outer ring and an inner ring, which are connected to each other by way of one or more torsion webs in such a manner that pivoting about a pivot axis defined by the one or more torsion webs is enabled, the inner ring being received in the fixed bearing sleeve and the outer ring being mounted within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Martin Zimmermann, Jens-Uwe Hafermalz, Dennis Fuechsel
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Publication number: 20210401368Abstract: A system (100), for transdermal monitoring of the alcohol concentration (TAK) in a test subject (10), has an electronic measuring device (10) which is portable on the body of the test subject (1). A measuring module (11) transdermally detects measured values of the alcohol concentration (TAK) in the test subject (2). A transmission module (12) transmits the measured values to a relay station (20) having a receiving module (21), receiving measured values from the transmission module (12) and a sending module (22), sending received measured values to a remotely located monitoring station (30). An energy storage device (13, 23) provides an energy supply of the measuring module (11) which is uncoupled from the energy supply of the relay station (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Ingo NEUMANN, Stefan MORLEY, Martin ZIMMERMANN
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Publication number: 20200180677Abstract: A floating bearing for a steering gear of a motor vehicle includes a rotary bearing having an inner bearing ring for receiving a screw pinion shaft of the steering gear, and an outer bearing ring built into a bearing sleeve. The bearing sleeve interacts with a guiding element, which interacts with a holding element, such that the bearing sleeve moves relative to the holding element in a first direction oriented radially to the longitudinal axis of the bearing sleeve when the screw pinion shaft is not loaded with torque, and relative movement is prevented when the screw pinion shaft is loaded with torque by moving the bearing sleeve in relation to the holding element in a second direction that is oriented radially to the longitudinal axis and perpendicularly to the first direction, whereby the guiding element is tilted in a guiding opening of the holding element or the bearing sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Jens-Uwe Hafermalz, Marco Grau, Martin Zimmermann, Dennis Fuechsel
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Patent number: 10162009Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a fault in an electronically commutated electric motor, in which at least one stator coil of the electric motor is connected in parallel in each motor phase, in which a motor phase is energized and the current flowing through this motor phase is measured. In a method in which a defect in the electric motor is identified reliably, the three motor phases are energized one after the other and the current occurring during this energization of the individual motor phases is measured, wherein the currents measured in the three motor phases are compared with one another and a defect in the electric motor is identified if the measured currents differ from one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Stefan Schmaus, Markus Dietrich, Martin Zimmermann, Francis Moebs
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Patent number: 10040458Abstract: A device has a measuring device, in particular an alcohol-measuring device (3), for measuring the state of intoxication of a test subject and for generating a corresponding measured value. A camera (5) is provided for recording an image with the face of the test subject. A control unit (4) is configured to store the measured value together with the image in a memory unit (10). An analyzer (12) is configured such that the analyzer can identify a face and/or a defined, fixed pattern in the image. A follow-up action is triggered by the analyzer (12) when a face and/or pattern could not be identified.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Stefan Morley, Peter Michels, Martin Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20180187776Abstract: A control device within an actuator includes control logic for a second actuator, the second actuator being connected with the first actuator through a communications interface. By storing the control logic in the second actuator, the construction space for this second actuator is optimized. By integrating the control logic into a control device of the first actuator, the power density of the control device is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Martin ZIMMERMANN, Bruno MÜLLER, Jürgen GERHART
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Patent number: 9689719Abstract: A cover for a duct sensor includes an outer envelope extending circumferentially around the cover, a seal projecting from the outer envelope and extending circumferentially around the outer envelope, a duct extending through the cover and defining a plurality of walls including side walls, and a front surface connecting to the outer envelope and to the walls of the duct. A guide runner is laterally arranged along a side wall of the duct. An opening in the front surface of the cover provides an entry for a circuit board into the duct, and the guide runner is configured to support a circuit board extending through the duct.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Giuseppe Radatti, Martin Zimmermann
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Patent number: 9638935Abstract: Method for optimization of a progressive spectacle lens, including: defining a starting nominal astigmatism distribution for the spectacle lens; determining a transformed nominal astigmatism distribution and optimizing the spectacle lens on the basis of the transformed nominal astigmatism distribution, wherein the determination of a transformed nominal astigmatism distribution comprises multiplication of the maximum temporal nominal astigmatism of the starting nominal astigmatism distribution by a factor k as a result of which a modified maximum temporal astigmatism is obtained, wherein k is a function of a prescription value, and/or at least of one parameter of the spectacle lens or of the arrangement thereof in front of the eyes, and transformation of the starting nominal astigmatism distribution on the basis of the modified maximum temporal astigmatism.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Helmut Altheimer, Robert Kaster, Martin Zimmermann, Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Dietmar Uttenweiler, Andrea Welk
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Publication number: 20160229413Abstract: A device has a measuring device, in particular an alcohol-measuring device (3), for measuring the state of intoxication of a test subject and for generating a corresponding measured value. A camera (5) is provided for recording an image with the face of the test subject. A control unit (4) is configured to store the measured value together with the image in a memory unit (10). An analyzer (12) is configured such that the analyzer can identify a face and/or a defined, fixed pattern in the image. A follow-up action is triggered by the analyzer (12) when a face and/or pattern could not be identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Stefan MORLEY, Peter MICHELS, Martin ZIMMERMANN
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Publication number: 20160178699Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a fault in an electronically commutated electric motor, in which at least one stator coil of the electric motor is connected in parallel in each motor phase, in which a motor phase is energized and the current flowing through this motor phase is measured. In a method in which a defect in the electric motor is identified reliably, the three motor phases are energized one after the other and the current occurring during this energization of the individual motor phases is measured, wherein the currents measured in the three motor phases are compared with one another and a defect in the electric motor is identified if the measured currents differ from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & CO. KGInventors: Stefan Schmaus, Markus Dietrich, Martin Zimmermann, Francis Moebs
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Patent number: 9354455Abstract: A method and device for calculating design parameters of a design of a progressive spectacle lens on the basis of a predetermined design polygon. The design parameters are calculated by specifying a point within the design polygon, in which the specified point defines the progressive spectacle lens design, and then determining a value of each design parameter at the specified point by an interpolation of at least part of the predetermined values at the corner points and, optionally, of at least part of the predetermined values of the design parameter at the at least one additional point.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Helmut Altheimer, Wolfgang Becken, Gregor Esser, Dietmar Uttenweiler, Andrea Welk, Jochen Brosig, Christina Butz, Nadine Jung, Katrin Nicke, Ilka Schwarz, Robert Bichler, Martin Zimmermann, Werner Mueller, Hans Stetter